NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 1,173
- Crashes reported
- 109
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Ram 1500, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Ram 1500, 12 other models
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 14V796000
- Reported
- December 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,065
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V770000
- Reported
- December 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Ram 1500, 9 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Ram 1500, 2 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 10E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2008 Ram 1500
2005 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,173 owner complaints about the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 109 describe a crash (9%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 68 injuries and 5 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the power train (51%), followed by the air bags (32%) and the suspension (7%).
1 of the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500's 7 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (678 complaints), the median was 86,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train594
- Air Bags376
- Suspension82
- Engine And Engine Cooling77
- Engine76
- Electrical System63
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 29 | |
| 2007 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 23 | |
| 2009 | 36 | |
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 29 | |
| 2012 | 24 | |
| 2013 | 48 | |
| 2014 | 91 | |
| 2015 | 511 | |
| 2016 | 157 | |
| 2017 | 60 | |
| 2018 | 19 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 511. 8% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 1500 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2005 one of the three best-measured Dodge Ram 1500 years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,173 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2005 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted